[Phil Plait] ...When this happens your best bet is to tune into Skeptical Science for updates. You should also follow climate scientist Michael Mann on Twitter, who commonly links to the slings and arrows of outrageous denial, as well as to those who shed the light of reality on them.

Frost arrived Monday morning in northeast Minnesota, but spared the prime farming regions of the state -- thankfully so, because the crops aren't yet mature....An early frost is a greater-than-usual worry this year because Minnesota farmers got such a late start to the growing season. The season that started cold and wet pivoted halfway through, turning warm and very dry.